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From bestselling books to popular podcasts, advice giving has become an industry. But do professional advice-givers really solve people's problems?

As teachers seek ways to keep students engaged in learning, a 30-year-old program offers one solution: raising tanks of trout right in the classroom. May say it's a perfect blend of hands-on science and fun.

What goes behind the growing the perfect grass pitch for the FIFA World Cup? NPR's Scott Simon speaks to John Sorochan of the University of Tennessee, the man in charge of delivering these fields.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Laurie Metcalf, who is nominated for a Tony for her performance in the latest Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman."

NPR's Scott Simon talks with "Hamnet" author Maggie O'Farrell, whose new novel, "Land," draws on her own family's history with Ireland's Great Famine.

The National Transportation Safety Board temporarily pulled its docket system offline after digital images were used to reconstruct cockpit voice recordings of the pilots in a recent crash.

Far from Colombia's tourist hubs, the Mavecure Mountains rise from the Amazon jungle. Once off-limits during conflict, they now draw adventurous visitors to rare wildlife, sacred sites and vast views.

The tour comes as Myanmar's new government tries to consolidate its political position regionally, while continuing to wage a brutal civil war.

Some lawmakers are speaking out against closed, single-party primaries, which they see as part of a system that limits voter choice and incentivizes elected officials to prioritize party loyalty.

Soon after winning the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff, Ken Paxton attacked Democratic nominee, state Rep. James Talarico as "too low-T for Texas," putting manhood front and center in the race.